I have three chanters. One is an anonymous greenheart chanter (as Benedict Koehler calls it), another is a blackwood Hillman chanter, and the third is a Hamon chanter made out of bloodwood. The first two have been reeded by Benedict Koehler, the Hamon has his reed in it. Mark Hillman is building a set of drones for me to turn it into a half set. I sold a Sloan half set. I just didn't care for its sound. The chanter was tough to reed, and the drones lacked depth. In drones, I like to have a bit of guts to them. When I kick them in, I want to feel it. The Sloan set just kind of buzzed. I guess I could have tinkered with them, but I just didn't care for the set.

I really love the sound of the Hillman chanter with the reed that Benedict made me. It is just the right combination of sweetness and tone. But it is very touchy. Try to strangle it, or overpower it on the bag, and the local cats will love you.

The Seth Hamon chanter is a very nice piece of work. It is a bit harsher than the Hillman, but gets two octaves very nicely. This guy does nice work.

I am just now starting to mess with building reeds. I am sure this will be quite an adventure.

That'll fix you for asking a simple question. LOL.

What is your set?

Mick